Wick humidifier for cigar cases



- 23 1 I Aug 927 v J. A. WARD WICK HUMIDIFIER FOR CIGR (VASES Filed May 1, 192s ufff/vilas /T'I/IRDF- Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

YUNITED STATES JAMES A. WARD, OF MALLARD, IOWA. g

wrox HUMIDIFiER Fon CIGAR cAsEs.

Application filed May 1,

The princi-pal object of rthis .invention is to provide an improved wick humidiiier or cigar cases which is durable and economical in manufact-ure.

A further object is to provide a Wick humidifier which not only keeps the tobacco in moist condition butalso acts as a support for the boxes or containers holding the cigars, cigarettes, and the like.

A further object is to provide a humidifier having a wick which does not engage either the cigar case, or the containers holding the tobacco.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated `are attained as hereinater more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Y

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my complete device ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of my device taken on line 2-42 oilig. 1 and more fully illustrates the water supply tank and the wicks leading from the same.

Fig. 8 is an end sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and shows the means of supporting the wick. y

Figure 4 is a reduced plan view of the complete device.

There are two types of humidiiiers now commonly used in cigar cases, i. e., the jar type and the electric driven ian type.` Both ot these are unsightly and take up much room in the cigar case. The latter is expensive to use. My invention'does not have these disadvantages. The device is built upon two metal bars 10 and 11, paral- Y lelly arranged and designed to rest upon the bottom of the cigar case. Near the center of the device is my water supply tank, comprising a trough 12 having end members 13 and 14C secured by solder -or the like to the bars 10 and 11, respectively. These end members extend downward and are also designed to rest upon the bottom of the'cigar case and aid in supporting the device. Extending outward from this trough in opposite directions and each having one of their ends terminating inv said trough arel the wicks 15 and 16 which are made of felt or the like. Completely embracing and overlying thesewicks after they leave the trough Y tion.

1926. Serial N0. 106,011.

is a iforaminous sheet'such as wirev webbingr i' 11. To further insure the prevention ofthe 1 vwicks from engagement with the containers of tobacco, rods 2O are placed between the. wicks and the upper portions of wire webbing.

The practical operation of the device is as follows:

Place the complete device in the cigar case` and set boxes of cigars or the like on each of its Wing portions. vFill the trough 12 with Water, designated in the drawings by the numeral 21, andthe ydevice is in operawater necessary to keep them properly moist from the water supply tank or`trough by,

capillary action. The only attention demanded of this device is the refilling of the trough when the same has beenA depleted by from the moist wick by the wire `webbing l and the rods 20. f

V1t will readily be seen by those skilled in the art .that I have produced a very efficient and economical humidiiier for cigar cases.

Some changes may be vmade in construction and arrangement of my invention with- `out departing from the vreal spirit' and pur-y pose of Vmy invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified formsv of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which lmay be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, two bars parallelly arranged and designed to rest on the bottom of a cigar case, a trough secured to said bars and having end members that extend downward and also designed to rest on the bottom of the case,fa wick supported by said bars and terminating in said The wicks will draw the amount vof trough, inetzil webbing embracing seid wick and rods .between said wick and said webbing 'for holding the top portion of the webbing e certain distance from said wick.

2. :in a device of the class described, two

` bei' parrillelly arranged and designed to rest cured to said bars, and a ineens of holding the said webbing a certe-in distance 'l'roni the top surface of said wicks, for the purposes stated.

3. A huinidiiier for cigar cases andV the like, comprising a trough adapted to rest onY the bottoni of acase, a support adapted alsov to rest on the bottoni of the case, e wick et sheet forni resting onlsaid support and extending within saidA trough, and a forinninous sheet overlying said wick and adapted to support tobaccoV containers, together with spacing ineens between said 'oraniinousY sheet and the wick:

4:. A humidifier for cigar cases and the like, comprising two bars parallelly arranged and designed to rest on vthe bottom-of a ease,

e trough adjacent said bars and having end rnenibers also designedto rest on the bottoni' of the ease, e wick extending withinsa'id trough and aerosssaid bars, L iio'rerninonsV sheet overlying said wick, sind spacing rods arranged betweensaid wick Land said foreininous sheet. f

n JAMESA.' WARD; y f 

